Robust results despite a tough environment
Sea Harvest Group in South Africa has been through a tough first half on 2024, but has delivered an EBIT of R373 million, 6% ahead of 2023, reaping the benefits…
Sea Harvest delivers strong 2023 results
2023 was a year characterised by a strong demand internationally for seafood, offset by challenging fishing conditions, persistent cost inflation and the continued impact of load shedding, according to Sea…
Trawl sector working to maintain standards
Academics, conservationists and a number of divisions within the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment all participated in the annual surveillance audit of the South African trawl fishery for…
Strong hake season for Lorient
Hake landings to the port of Lorient came to 330 tonnes in 2022, but this year landings had jumped to 950 tonnes by the end of May. Local fishing vessels…
Research grant funds key hake study
SADSTIA researcher Fisokuhle Mbatha has been awarded a grant from the Marine Stewardship Council’s Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) to improve knowledge about the hake stocks that support the South African trawl fishery.…
Spanish federation slams Commissioner’s failure to recognise industry’s sacrifices
Despite positive news that came out of the recent Council of Ministers for fishermen operating from Spain’s Atlantic coast, hard times are still here for Mediterranean fishermen, according to industry…
Burela’s longliners get ecolabel certification
Galicia’s Minister of the Sea Rosa Quintana has welcomed the Pescaenverde certification awarded to the Port of Burela PO’s (OPP-7) demersal longline fleet. According to the government of Galicia, this…
South Africa’s hake trawl fishery has been re-certified by the MSC. Image: SADSTIA
New five-year certification for SA’s hake fishery
After an exacting 12-month re-assessment, the South African hake trawl fishery has been certified ‘sustainable’ by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for a fourth five-year period. ‘The South African hake…
MCK Engineering is one of 1041 SMMEs to benefit from an association with the hake deep-sea trawl fishery. Image: SADSTIA
Hake fishery provides lifeline for smaller enterprises
An engineering company at Saldanha Bay in South Africa that employed five people in 2007 has grown into a multifaceted organisation with 72 employees, thanks to its association with the…
Landing hake from a Namibian trawler. Image: MSC/Oliver Binneman
MSC certifies Namibian hake fishery
MSC certification of Namibia’s hake trawl and longline fishery recognises progress made by the Namibian government and fishing industry in rebuilding hake stocks as it becomes the first fishery in Namibia,…